Aloha, And.....Somebody please capture the cartoon image of Django from the 1st scene -title song . Fred ... <image.tiff> ... <image.tiff> ... [Non-text...
Seemingly,just before a concert in Lyon,France, Bireli announced that the next Gypsy Project CD would be released in September and would focus on Django's last...
... named the new waso group is quite old already... the line up with his kids started a long time a go under the name "Dorp 4", which was i believe the addres...
Well. Thanks to a swap of CD's and Books, I've just received from Colin and Victoria the Chord Book N°2. Very shortly: the book is VERY VERY WELL MADE! With...
hello to all, check this out: new belgian group with strong Django- influences http://www.absyntheminded.be you can hear some mp3 files of what they're doing. ...
Hello, New for February on http://www.jazzguitar.be : 29 February 2004 : A new leadsheet : 'Two for the Road', as played by Pat Metheny 28 February 2004 : A...
Heres some exciting news i just read about on L'Echo des Cuillieres site(always required reading!) Angelo DeBarre and Tchavolo Schmitt have recorded a new CD...
Looks good Al, and the sound clips are a nice bonus! Carter ... this group a weekly jam session has produced the inevitable...a fledgling gypsy jazz trio eager...
... tonight ... That was Ben Charest on the left and L.A. studio heavyweight, John Goux on the right. John also played mandolin behind Annie Lennox and played...
The tenor should be ready in April. I've been selling stuff to get the bread. I've sold string bass, two mandolins, soprano sax. Just to keep cleaning house...
By the way, in the musicians' credits at the end of "Triplets of Belleville", I caught the name of Thomas Dutronc (who played rhythm for Bireli's last U.S....
Great site, love the name... To those from other areas of the world who might not appreciate the play on words, the Bow is a beautiful river, runs through the...
Hello all, Just back from Portland, Oregon. I had a great time there with the very hospitable Gypsy jazz community. Thanks to Pete, Jason, Jon, Phil, Rip, and...
I'msorry but from what I saw at the oscars last nite was not what I excpected I thought from all the posts I was reading about the movie it was going to be a...
yeah, those two guys, sitting up there with "Django guitars" did not "represent" at all... if their intention was to sit in the band and sound "French", then...
The Selmer guitar on Ebay in the UK #3708105593 looks as if it was made with some Selmer parts from the stock Jean Beuscher bought up in 1952. Not a Selmer...
... I have an old photo of Francis Moerman playing a guitar that is either this very guitar or one exactly like it. If I can get in touch with him, I'll find...
Greetings, I've posted a new lesson on my web site. It's a nifty little Django trick using Picking Pattern #4 from the Gypsy Picking book. Check it out:...
I'm glad to report this positive rewiew of my CD "Caffè Espresso". The CD is available online at the following sites: www.hotclub.co.uk and very soon also on...
were Benoit Charest from montreal and a buddy of alain cola accompanying him.... benoit states in an interview himself that he has zero experience with the...
Hi Marco's marketing made me curious and I picked up his CD and play along from Steve at hotclub.uk. The CD has great playing on it and a wonderful variety of...
We have a show in a few days and i'm already sweaty at the palms: pre- stagefright. I remember this summer i tried to play in front of Nous'che but just his...
i play almost every night and i never get stage fright cuz i know the audience doesn't know any better (and my performances are always subpar).. HOWEVER, if i...
Is English only spoken in England? Like French it's only spoken in Frnace? NO I speak French since I am born. I was born in Quebec City. I speak "proper"...
Ivan: Getting nervous before a performance just shows that you care about quality. Build on that! Best thing to do about this is to just do your best. Practice...
Ivan, I'd agree with all of Shepp's advice. You just have to get out there and do it. The good news is that it gets easier. Most players gradually desensitize...